A little about Williams Hunt

Williams Hunt has been proudly serving the South African public since 1903.

We are part of the Unitrans Automotive Group. We provide full sales and after sales, including honouring all warranties, service and maintenance plans, parts supply and all other areas of after sales support for Opel, Isuzu & Chevrolet vehicles. In addition, we continue to provide full after sales support for Hummer, Saab, Cadillac & Chevrolet brands.

WILLIAMS HUNT

TODAY, TOMORROW, THE FUTURE

Williams Hunt has firmly embedded itself as the largest national dealer in South Africa with branches countrywide.

Centurion

Edenvale

Fourways

The Glen

Humansdorp

Kroonstad

Midrand

Port Elizabeth

Pretoria

Randburg

Roodepoort

Klerksdorp

We are proud of our strong track record of providing high quality vehicles and are firmly committed to maintaining and growing our levels of support to you, our valued customer.

OUR VISION:

To provide excellence in all interactions with customers in what we do, by embracing the “Customer for Life” philosophy and breeding loyalty amongst fellow staff.

Never to forget – “PEOPLE DO BUSINESS WITH PEOPLE”

UNITRANS AUTOMOTIVE

Unitrans Automotive is one of South Africa’s largest distributors of motor vehicles and ancillary products. The company represents all the major motor brands through a national network of franchise motor dealerships.

The business activities of Unitrans Automotive includes:

The sale of new and used passenger and commercial vehicles

The distribution of parts and accessories

Servicing and repair of vehicles

Financing of vehicles

A wide range of insurance and assurance products

Full maintenance leasing or contract hire

Fleet management services

Unitrans Motors is dedicated to serving the South African motoring public with a complete range of transport related products and services and to building customer relationships which endure far beyond the life of the vehicles we supply.

WILLIAMS HUNT – THE STORY

It was in 1886, just 12 months after gold was discovered on the Witwatersrand that Henry Hunt, a Londoner who had come to South Africa fired up by the news of the fortunes to be made on the diamond fields of Kimberley.

Johannesburg beckoned with its promise of golden riches and Henry correctly identified the need for transport in the dusty streets of the boom town. This was the age of the horse and buggy and for many who could not afford a horse, a humble bicycle. In 1903, together with a partner, Henry Hunt opened a bicycle shop in downtown Johannesburg on the site of what is now the Supreme Court, unknowingly laying the foundations for the Williams Hunt Delta dynasty.

Two of his three sons did however immigrate and together they made a fresh start. Despite heroic efforts “Williams Hunt and Co Direct Importers” continued to struggle for survival. Mrs Hunt finally arrived in South Africa bringing with her an infusion of £300 into the business.

That was the turning point although initial efforts to introduce motorcycles to South Africa failed (they were just too finicky for the non-mechanically minded customers of the day) and bicycles continued to provide a solid basis for the business.

The tide turned with the franchise for the “Indian Motor Cycle”, a tough machine able to stand up to the vagaries of the South African conditions. The Hunts’ put The Indian on the map with imaginative publicity stunts, including a race against the mail train from Durban to Johannesburg – which The Indian won!

On the strength of these early successes the first Williams Hunt branch opened in Durban in 1914 and others soon followed. The future lay with the “horseless carriage” however, and on a visit to America the Hunts found a vehicle that suited South African conditions admirably.

OUR COMMITMENT IS TO DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO MEET AND EXCEED YOUR EXPECTATIONS NOW AND FOR MANY YEARS TO COME.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT.

Our commitment is to do whatever it takes to meet and exceed your expectations now and for many years to come.